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devotee.

An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdɛv.əˈtiː/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˌdi.voʊˈti/General-American/ˌdɛv.oʊˈti/General-American/ɖɪˈʋoː.ʈiː/South-Asia
  1. An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

    He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
    a devotee of classical music
  2. A believer in a particular religion or god.

    devotees of Krishna
    devotees thronged the temple
  3. A person (almost exclusively a man) with a sexual attraction for people with physical disabilities, especially amputees.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From devote + -ee. The narrowed meaning in sense 3 arises from the sound similarity with amputee.

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